January 7th, 2010 by Karen in Crafty Thoughts on Life | No Comments »
I’ve just come back home after a night in New York and I have a few thoughts that may not need to be read or heard by anyone, but as long as I have a blog, might as well, right?
First, although I live in one of the top ten largest metropolitan areas in the US [...]
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December 30th, 2009 by Karen in Crafty Thoughts on Life, Other/Not Craft Related | No Comments »
I have a little camera tripod for taking photos and it was pretty cheap. With shipping, I think it was under $10. That said, it was under-$10 quality, because as you know, you get what you pay for. So I made some little improvements with supplies on hand that have gone a long way.
Of course, [...]
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December 25th, 2009 by Karen in Crafty Thoughts on Life, Holiday Crafts | No Comments »
Here, I’ve tried to take just a few pictures of the decorations that have been around my family’s house for years and years. My mom decks the halls, the bathrooms, the laundry room, and everywhere there is room for decorations. But here are some of the traditional living room ornaments.
Up first are some elves on [...]
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December 17th, 2009 by Karen in Crafty Thoughts on Life | No Comments »
Unlike Jan Levinson, a character from NBC’s “The Office,” I do not have an office as well as a work space (as mentioned in this episode) in my home. In fact, my boyfriend and I both work from home in the same room, wherein he uses half the space for his office work and I [...]
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December 16th, 2009 by Karen in Crafty Thoughts on Life, Recycling Crafts | No Comments »
I have a few gift ideas that I can’t quite publicize in picture-form yet because the recipients might also read this post!
But I want to share these ideas with my readership, if there is any, because they can be quite cheap if you do it right but also very unique and fun to make, so [...]
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December 14th, 2009 by Karen in Crafty Thoughts on Life | No Comments »
I learned a few things from craft night with some friends tonight:
You can paint glass ball ornaments with nail polish, but you cannot hold the bottle in the same hand you hold the ornament, because you will tip the bottle and spill it all over your jeans. This will also stain the skin underneath for [...]
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